Battling Siki used to wander into Parisian bars with his pet leopard on a silver chain. According to Larry Gaines Siki would buy everyone in the bar drinks and when it came to paying the bill he'd ask the bartender: "do you believe in God?" When the bartender replied that he did, Siki said "then believe God will pay the bill" and walked out. He got away with it a few times, until one bartender pulled a shotgun on him and asked the same question. Complete nutter.

A Chinese man with a Team Tyson tattoo on his arm bumped into a member of Tyson's circle at a Tyson fight in Vegas and told him when asked about the tattoo that his grandmother had on her deathbed told him to follow Mike wherever

When told Tyson's reply was "What the **** was wrong with his grandmother!?"

-(not sure if this one is true) Ever wonder why they call them boxing "rings", even though they are square? In Ancient Rome, boxing rules were introduced and competitors were required to remain within a circular ring drawn on the arena floor. They have been known as "rings" ever since.

-Ali called Leon Spinks Dracula after the first fight. In training camp for the second, Ali brought a Crucifix and said "the man is too ugly to wear my crown. He has no teeth!"

-Pete Rademacher made his pro debut in a title bout

-the last time hopkins fought someone older than him was in 1998 (simon brown) [yeah I had to throw in a hopkins factoid ]

-Light heavyweight great Billy Conn was payed $2.50 for his first pro fight..... his manager took $2.00 of it because "You lost the fight, and besides you got to eat!"

-Speaking of Vampires. Anyone remember Vampire Johnson? He would come out to the ring in a coffin dressed in a complete Vampire outfit, cape and all.

Speaking of Archie, in one of his fights with Yvon Durelle, Moore was knocked down 4 times! When he went back to his corner, his manager Doc Kearns told Archie that his wife was afraid that he was getting killed & that, "to comfort her & to show her he was all right", he should wave at her. Arcie said he would be glad to be didn't know where she was. (She was sitting right behind Archie's corner). Doc told her she was sitting just behind Durelle's corner so hurry up & wave at her before the bell rings for the next round. Archie stood up and "waved at his wife" while looking over at Durelle's corner. Story goes that when Archie stood up and waved at him, Durelle thought Archie was mocking him & it so demoralized Durelle that he ended up losing the fight.

Yeah, I reckon that could be right, but who wouldn't be ??... Durelle had hit him with freakish bombs and when Moore went down he went down hard, but each time Moore got up. Archie Moore was so old, he once fought with Alcibiades during the Pelloponesian War, He was known then as Archimongoosebiades,.......and let me tell you, that was a long time ago. Incidentally it's one of my favourite fights.